Jenna Richardson named CCIW "Player of the Week" in women's tennis
25 Sep 2007
ROCK ISLAND , Ill. – Sophomore Jenna Richardson (Melrose Park Walther Lutheran HS, Maywood, Ill. ) was named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin “Player of the Week” for women's tennis, it was announced today.
Richardson finished 5-1 this past week with a 3-0 record in singles and a 2-1 mark in doubles. On Wednesday, September 19 she defeated Lindsey Earhart of Millikin (6-0, 6-0) at number two singles and teamed with freshman Tricia Sapio (Barrington HS, Barrington, Ill.) for an (8-3) win over Kristen Sproat and Rhoda Lewis at number two doubles.
She continued her strong play with three more wins on Saturday, September 22. Against CCIW rival Illinois Wesleyan, Richardson pulled out a tough three set match, defeating Sarah Rusch (3-6, 6-2, (11-9)) at number two singles. She also won her number two doubles match with sophomore Kaitlin Kulovitz ( Lincoln Way Central HS, New Lenox , Ill. ) . The duo knocked off Sarah Wilson and Cate Hunter (8-4).
Against Monmouth, Richardson won another three set match, beating Cassie Frantz (6-4, 2-6, (10-3)) at number one singles. She lost her only match of the weekend at number two doubles with freshman Sheri Hendricks (Wheaton Warrenville South HS, Warrenville , Ill. ) , dropping a hard fought (8-6) decision to Kim Wegner and Emily Isaacs.
Richardson is currently 6-6 in singles play. She has a 3-2 mark at both number one and number two singles in dual meets. She was 0-2 in the highly competitive number one singles flight at the UW-Whitewater tournament. Last season, Richardson led the Vikings with a singles record of 18-10, playing primarily in the number three position. With her two third set super tiebreaker victories on Saturday, she is now 7-0 in third set super tiebreakers for her career.
2007 CCIW Players of the Week
Jenna Richardson – Augustana (09/25/07)
Lauren Hennessey – Elmhurst (09/18/07)
Shannon Hale – Wheaton (09/11/07)
Taylor Gustafson – Carthage & Allison Heim – Illinois Wesleyan (09/04/07)
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